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A huge number of football recruits will be in East Lansing on Saturday to see Michigan State battle Michigan, including four official visitors for the class of 2014: wide receiver Jamil Kamara of Virginia Beach Bishop Sullivan, cornerback Kyle Gibson of Seffner (Fla.) Armwood, defensive back T.J. Harrell of Tampa Catholic and athlete Will Dawkins of Vero Beach, Fla.

All four have been offered scholarships by MSU and are considered high-level recruits by rivals.com. The 6-foot-1, 202-pound Kamara is rated a four-star prospect and the No. 115 recruit in the nation. Gibson is a four-star recruit and the No. 186 prospect overall. Harrell, who is rated a three-star recruit, has more than 25 scholarship offers, including from Florida, Florida State and Georgia. Dawkins is rated a three-star prospect and holds offers from teams such as Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Rutgers and South Carolina.

Also expected at Saturday’s game — on an unofficial visit — is All-America defensive lineman Malik McDowell of Southfield. McDowell, rated No. 40 in the nation, is the top uncommitted prospect in the Midwest and is looking hard at MSU, U-M, Alabama, LSU, Florida State, Ohio State and USC. McDowell plans on talking his official visits this winter.

Wide receiver JayJay Pinckney of Sylvania (Ohio) Southview also will be on campus this weekend, though also on an unofficial visit. Pinckney is thought to be strongly favoring the Spartans over offers from Kentucky, Boston College, Louisville, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and more. He is rated a three-star recruit by rivals.com

Where the Spartans could really make a big splash Saturday is with prospects in the class of 2015. Led by recruiting coordinator Curtis Blackwell, the Spartans are anticipating possibly the most talented group of underclassmen ever assembled in East Lansing. Over 100 players will enjoy a full day of activities, including meeting former Spartans greats, checking out the basketball team and eating plenty of southern-style BBQ before the game.

Some players will not be able to attend due to conflicting playoff games, but many of the high-level 2015 prospects in Michigan will be in East Lansing.

Blackwell was hired by coach Mark Dantonio to help identify young talent and get it to East Lansing early so that the staff can develop rapport with them. This weekend is a big part of that process.

Matt Dorsey is a recruiting analyst for spartanmag.com and rivals.com.